Rotterdam Fixed Gear from Blocter on Vimeo.
I spent a lot of time in Rotterdam back in 2004. Lovely city. I really really want to go back. It's one of those cities in Northern Europe where I could see myself living at some point. Similar to Berlin, but different in the Architectural sense. The Nazis leveled most of Rotterdam, so there's no "historical preservation".
The result is a city with a skyline littered with MVRDV, UN Studio, OMA and other avant garde architectural masterpieces.
Anyway, there ALSO seems to be a growing fixed gear scene as well. Checkem' out here at Rotterdam Fixed Gear.
Nate Apologizes from John Prolly on Vimeo.
Instead of calling my hop bars "gay" Nate decided to call them "lame". He's trying to be nicer.
RavenFeeders BFF edit from Jason Baker on Vimeo.
The Raven Feeders guys sent me this edit a bit back. They had hoped it'd be in the Bicycle Film Festival, so they didn't want to put it online. When it didn't make the cut, they uploaded it to Vimeo. Enjoy!
Filmed and edited during January/February of '09 by Donny Hall. This edit was the shorter cut of an 18 min trailer made solely for the bicycle film fest. Since it's filming the project has changed from a documentary focused around the College Station, Tx "Ravenfeeders" and now is a state wide trick video tentatively titled "Stick Yer Neck Out".
Since this submission was not accepted by the BFF we'd like to share it. enjoy.
- Peru, Jeff, Clonts, Jesse, AJ
(raven feeders)
The Bicycle Film Festival is heading your way guys! Pick up tickets for Friday's showings and you'll get to see the BFF-exclusive Empire trailer.
It'll make you wanna ride your bike for sure!
doneri_ver.5 from kwast on Vimeo.
doneri_ver.4 from kwast on Vimeo.
doneri_ver.3 from kwast on Vimeo.
doneri_ver.2 from kwast on Vimeo.
doneri_ver.1 from kwast on Vimeo.
Doneri Project's trailers 1-5.
I really dig the persistence in Ver.5 - he eats shit multiple times but lands one of the smoothest 3 taps I've seen on a fixed gear. Big up Kwast. Is he on JAN?
bunny bar from hfwido on Vimeo.
Torey's back in Georgia. That kind of isolation gets maddening. When I go back to NC, I'm bored after 4 days or so. What would one do with all that extra time? Re-learn bar hops. 700c front too. They look just as good as any 650c bar hops I've seen.
Lookin good man. I'm sure it's sweltering hot there!
Well, here it is. The information I've been saying for months now that I would post. I've gotten a ton of emails over the past few month about the foot retention system I am using. There's a bit of a back story here, but last year I started riding with Jeremiah. We rode a lot. Every weekend and when you spend that much time with people, you talk a lot about what you'd improve on your bike.
We were breaking toe clips almost every day. All it takes is one mis-calculated barspin and you're spending the next 10 minutes switching it out with a new one. Eventually, we sat down and talked about what to do. Jeremiah knew that people would want adjustability. I wear a lot of different shoes and I'm sure you do too. One of the gripes with Power Straps is you can't adjust them. Jeremiah also knew that they'd have to be durable.
A few days later and he had a prototype. There's no toe clip, because you don't need them. With two areas of adjustability and a unique wedge-profile, your feet don't slide forward. Adjust them to how you see fit with a set of BMX or MTB platforms. They're great for gaps / stairs and drops. When you take off, your foot is wedged in tightly. I've come unclipped so many times doing gaps. With these, that's not an issue.
I've spent the last 5 months or so riding these and I would never go back to toe clips and straps on my Bruiser. Ever. The newest version is by far the best and they're now available to the public. Jeremiah and Rob hand make these in Red Hook, Brooklyn and are two stand up guys. The retail is $55 shipped to the US and if you're interested in ordering a pair, hit up their email.
Their website is up, along with their blog, although a little underdeveloped, but you can also read the thread on Trick Track and Jeff at Bike Jerks made a nice post about them as well.
I got a nice little package from Kareem at Death Pedal today. Some stickers and the DVD. As soon as I got home, I popped it in and watched it. What I admire most about the project is the different kinds of riding. There are guys gapping stairs and guys doing skid tricks. Kareem even tracked down Innes Brunn, the renown artistic cyclist to put things in perspective.
My favorite clip is the kid who tries to gap the 10 set. Looks like that hurt man!
Overall the video turned out great. It's pretty rad seeing people still getting stoked on riding their fixed gears and track bikes however they want. I do have to ask though, what the hell is up with the ball in the cup game?
If you haven't ordered your copy, pick one up here!
Previously:
Death Pedal Pre-Order
Death Pedal ATX
Velo Cult Shop Check
Death Pedal Paris pt. Deux
Death Pedal Life of Tom
Long Beach Death Pedal Premier
Death Pedal Paris!
Death Pedal X FRSH
Death Pedal pt. 2
Death Pedal
I met Matt a while back at Affinity. He's actually riding one of the older prototypes and has been riding it for a few years now. I think I first saw some Dienasty shirts at Affinity around the same time. Since then, he's been working on dialing in a few designs.
Lookin good man! If you're in NYC, swing through Affinity and swoop some! If you're not in NYC, you can always hit up the web shop!